The Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors just completed a seven-game slugfest in the Western Conference Finals, with Golden State emerging for a rematch with Cleveland. It brought to mind the best battles the NBA has treated us to in the last 30 years, many tilts with long-term and historical implications. With respect to the 1993 East Finals with Chicago and New York and 2012 with Miami and Boston, here's our Top 5.
The Lakers weren’t yet champions, and Scottie Pippen was on a mission to prove he could win a ring without Michael Jordan.